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BACKGROUND-
What actually happened in Bhopal on the night of 3 December
1984? Causes and consequences of the disaster.

THE
SITE

Sited too close to inhabited areas, contrary to Carbide
expert's own advice
Construction double-standards (DRAMATIC NEW DISCOVERIES)
Maintenance and safety neglect
The phosgene leak
Workers fear they were used as guinea pigs
Cutting corners to cut costs
Pollution of drinking wells first reported in 1982
Bhopal journalist warns of impending disaster

"THAT NIGHT" - 3 DECEMBER 1984

On duty in the factory
How the gas escaped
Multiple failure of safety systems - no warning to public
The first minutes
The holocaust
Scenes at Bhopal hospitals
Condition and symptoms of dying and injured
Union Carbide's immediate response
Testimony of a municipal worker engaged in removing corpses~`
The death toll

Ambulance chasing US lawyers descend on Bhopal
Criminal action against Union Carbide begins in Bhopal
Carbide lawyers attempt to delay case by 1,500 years
Indian Central Government steps in and assumes role as sole
plaintiff
The 1989 "settlement" - Indian Government's deal
with Union Carbide
Indian Supreme Court modifies the settlement in 1991 - reinstates
criminal charges
Criminal case reopens in Bhopal
Carbide (US) and Warren Anderson fail to appear in Bhopal
court
All Carbide assets in India seized by the court
Anderson and Carbide US are declared "absconders"
- Interpol asked to serve warrants
Survivors groups begin Class Action against Union Carbide
in the US
Mr Justice Keenan dismisses the Class Action
Dow Chemical acquires Union Carbide, refuses to accept its
Bhopal liabilities
US Appeal Court finds that Carbide has a case to answer
on contamination - revives charges
Indian government seeks to dilute criminal charges against
Anderson
Bhopal court rejects government's application and reaffirms
charges
CBI and Indian government to seek Anderson's extradition
CBI move to name Dow (Carbide's new owner) as accused No.
10 in place of absconding Carbide
Madhya Pradesh government to ask Indian Supreme Court to
force Dow to pay for clean-up
"Smoking gun" documents obtained by "discovery"
in the Class Action expose Carbide's lies